Caroline Cortez Blakley, 70, of Hilo died Feb. 25 at Hawaii Care Choices’ Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker. Visitation from 9-10 a.m. Saturday (March 30) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life at 10 a.m. Survived by sons, Joseph (Tashanna L.K.) Cortez of Hilo and Frank (Lisa) Rios Jr. of Pahoa; daughters, Elesia (Michael) Medeiros of Mountain View and Andrea (Noah Serrano) Cortez of Pahoa; siblings, Evelyn (Patrick) Nobriga, Benjamin Cortez Jr., Susan Gattis and Sandra (Johnito) Santos; caregivers, Terrilyn Requelman and Shelly Vallespin; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Russell G. Kimura, 73, of Cogan Station, Pa., died March 2. Born in Hilo, he was a retired vice president and controller of Woodlands Bank, teacher, accountant and businessman. Memorial celebration 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Peter Herdic House restaurant, 407 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, Pa. Memorial donations to any nonprofit, including STEP, Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy, Gift of Life Family House or West Branch School. Survived by wife, F. Denise Hamby; daughter, Keri M. (Ryan Blotnick) Kimura; brother, Craig (Sally) Kimura; sister-in-law, Julie (Robert) Ryan; four nieces and a nephew. Arrangements by Knight-Confer Funeral Home.
Hiroshi Ota, 85, of Hilo died March 9 at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired accountant for Automotive Supply Center, retired from Hawaii Army National Guard and U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and member of Big Island National Guard Retirees Association, Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Kyodan and Hoyukai, Piihonua Community Association, East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai and Japanese Community Association. Additionally, he was a former Film Club member. Visitation from 4-5 p.m. Saturday (March 30) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Memorial service at 5 p.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Shizuho Ota of Hilo; sons, Terence (Karen) Ota, Leslie (Julie) Ota and Craig (Bridget Dias) Ota of Hilo; brothers, Satoshi Ota and Charles (Gladys) Ota of Hilo; sisters, Yukie Kunihiro of Hilo, Ruth (Robert) Ouye of Hilo, Lorraine (Gordon) Hashimoto of Hilo and Dorothy (James) Burton of Puna; sisters-in-law, Mayumi Ota, Laura Ota, Ellen Okimura and Marian (Raymond) Kuruhara of Hilo, Sayoko (Yoshiki) Murai of Honolulu, Vivian Prosise of Los Angeles and Arleen (Donald) Gerbig of Maui; brother-in-law, Kenneth (Alice) Nagai of Honolulu; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Lucille “Lucy” Kawahineihanauikapiolani Kuualoha Pinto, 82, of Kailua-Kona died March 5 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a retired cook for Mauna Lani Bay Resort and Bungalows, seamstress, quilter and member of Kona Church of the Nazarene. Visitation 10-10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Kona Church of the Nazarene, 75-5100 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. Service at 10:30 a.m. Luncheon to follow. No flowers. For information, call 443-7960. Survived by daughters, Arleen Shehadeh and Denise (Charles) Lopes of Honolulu, Maile (Peter Sabado) of Paauilo; hanai son, Glen Morrison of Kailua-Kona; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.
Lillian (Borales) Roark, 87, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Hilo and Honokaa, died March 17. She was born in Honokaa. Celebration of life 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Vistoso Funeral Home, 2285 E. Rancho Vistoso Boulevard, Oro Valley, Ariz. Survived by husband, James J. Roark; daughters, Diane Borales and Debra Ann Borales; son, John Borales; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Irene Rosita Visaya, 90, of Waimea died March 15 at The Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, she was a child care provider and homemaker. Private services. Condolences to: Lisa Conn, P.O. Box 6692, Kamuela, HI 96743. Survived by sons, Alan “Eddie Alan” (Paulette Ching) Familar of Hilo and Rudy (Jean) Familar of Waimea; daughters, Gaby Kunishige and Lisa Conn of Waimea; brothers, Albert (Mary) Mata of Mililani, Oahu, and James “Kimo” (Donna) Mata of Bellflower, Calif.; sister, Violet (Mata) Ramirez of Kona; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Moanalua Mortuary.
